Niccolò Ammaniti
Paperback | Pages: 200 pages Rating: 3.83 | 15463 Users | 1069 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Io non ho paura |
| ISBN: | 1400075637 (ISBN13: 9781400075638) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Michele Amitrano |
| Setting: | Acqua Traverse(Italy) |
| Literary Awards: | Premio Viareggio (2001) |
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In this immensely powerful, lyrical and skillfully narrated novel, set in southern Italy, nine year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he daren’t tell anyone about it. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today.The hottest summer of the twentieth century. A tiny community of five houses in the middle of wheat fields. While the adults shelter indoors, six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside.
In the midst of that sea of golden wheat, nine year-old Michele Amitrano discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he daren’t tell anyone about it. To come to terms with it he will have to draw strength from his own imagination and sense of humanity. The reader witnesses a dual story: the one that is seen through Michele's eyes, and the tragedy involving the adults of this isolated hamlet. The result is an immensely powerful, lyrical and skillfully narrated novel, its atmosphere reminiscent of Tom Sawyer, Stephen King's Stand By Me and Italo Calvino's Italian Fairy Tales.
This is Ammaniti's third book, but his first to be published in the USA.
Describe Out Of Books I'm Not Scared
| Title | : | I'm Not Scared |
| Author | : | Niccolò Ammaniti |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 200 pages |
| Published | : | March 9th 2004 by Anchor (first published 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. European Literature. Italian Literature. Cultural. Italy. Mystery. Contemporary. Thriller. Crime |
Rating Out Of Books I'm Not Scared
Ratings: 3.83 From 15463 Users | 1069 ReviewsRate Out Of Books I'm Not Scared
Well, he may not be scared but call me utterly terrifed. I find it hard to believe the book could be better or even equal to the film which I've seen twice and I wasn't any less scared the second time.I must confess that I've done no more than flick through the book and check the odd scene here and there. Sorry, book, but the visual spectacle of the film simply outdoes in spades anything you can do in words. The first thing I wanted to do when I saw this film was give it to my father. It was aSizzling story of a childhood and the horrid events that changed the aspects of the growing up process in one boy's eyes!Great story telling...
A fast-paced, easy read. The protagonist and the mystery are well-etched out, if a bit simplistic. Unfortunately not the best foray into Italian literature, as this seems to be a pop thriller fiction, but the descriptions of the Italian countryside left me wanting more.
I'm not sure how to describe this book. Is it a shattering of innocence, a coming of age story, a mystery, a suspense novel or is it all of these? I was drawn into the story immediately by the short terse prose, the descriptions of the countryside and the dialogue and actions of the young children in the story. Ammaniti, has captured with accuracy the actions and thoughts of a child who is caught in an adult situation. As the reader you are viewing the events from the eyes of nine year old
My second book from Nicolo Ammanati. The first was "Me and You". "I'm Not Scared" was able to rectify my complaints about the first (lack of believability, focus on only one character's development, rushed story and rash examinations of important issues), but things I was impressed by in "Me and You" fell by the wayside here (insightful emotional examination, keeping the reader's interest, no unnecessary scenes). "Spine-tingling"? I hate to say this (because I love his writings, I really do, but
Set during the heat wave in the summer of 1978, in rural Italy nine year old Michele and his friends pretty much have the countryside to themselves. The parents stay in and try to alleviate the heat in whatever ways they can. Michele is only concerned about today, like most children and does not yet think about the wider picture, world events or other things that have affected his town. His only concern is having to drag his little sister everywhere, his friend Salvatore and the unelected leader
I'm not sure how to describe this book. Is it a shattering of innocence, a coming of age story, a mystery, a suspense novel or is it all of these? I was drawn into the story immediately by the short terse prose, the descriptions of the countryside and the dialogue and actions of the young children in the story. Ammaniti, has captured with accuracy the actions and thoughts of a child who is caught in an adult situation. As the reader you are viewing the events from the eyes of nine year old
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